法律英语词汇
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单词:expatiate on/upon sth [ikˈspeiʃieit] (formal) 滔滔不绝地谈论;长篇大论地描写
索引词:expatiate
例文:[例1]
And now the public being invited to the purchase of minor objects, it happened that the orator on the table was expatiating on the merits of a picture, which he sought to recommend to his audience: it was by no means so select or numerous a company as had attended the previous days of the auction. 眼前出卖的都是些次要的货色。桌子上面的演说家正在把一张图画推荐给各位买客,一味地称扬它的好处。那天到的人很杂,也远不如前几天拥挤。
注意动词expatiate后面搭配的介词是“on/upon”。